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Frequently Asked Questions
- Some of my analysis windows remain hidden. How to make OS show them?
- Hardware GUI Tips & Tricks Why doesn’t OS use all available memory and cores when optimizing or tolerancing?
- Can I define an initial beam in POP using its M2 value?
- How can I pivot a lens group around any points in space?
- Why my Black box model does not work properly in mirror space?
- Why does my POP fiber coupling efficiency differ from the Single Mode Fiber coupling efficiency?
Getting Started with OpticsBuilder
Getting Started with OpticStudio
- Using Project Directories to organize OpticStudio files
- How to share an OpticStudio file
- Getting started with OpticStudio - part 1
- Getting started with OpticStudio - part 2
- Getting started with OpticStudio - part 3
- OpticStudio interface - system explorer
